Interlibrary Loan

What is Interlibrary Loan?

Interlibrary Loan is a system where libraries across the state, country, continent, and the globe agree to share parts of their collections with each other. They may loan books and other returnable materials for a short period of time. They also may provide photocopies of journal articles, book chapters or other materials within the boundaries of copyright laws and guidelines.

Borrowing textbooks for classes is strongly discouraged because of scarcity and the relatively short lending periods. Please refer to these links for obtaining textbooks: Sources for Textbooks

Who can use Interlibrary Loan?

Interlibrary Loan services are provided for the following qualified users with current O-Key email address and passwords: OSU-Tulsa students, faculty and staff. Community Borrowers and other members of the public DO NOT have interlibrary loan privileges.

How do I use Interlibrary Loan?

Interlibrary loan materials are requested through the ILLIAD integrated interlibrary loan system. Register one time at https://illiadotu.library.okstate.edu/illiad/ with a current and valid OSU O-Key email address and password. After registering you can also make requests directly through WorldCat, FirstSearch and some EbscoHost database products.